Hear from past students

"The GO MA WGF has been everything I wanted in a creative writing course. The practical teaching, encouragement and challenges that my teachers and peers have provided gave me the confidence to pursue my writing as more than a hobby. The flexibility of online study allowed it to adapt to my schedule, with a cohort from around the world."

"The program at Edinburgh Napier met all my criteria for a graduate writing program: respect for genre fiction, opportunities to deepen craft as well as practical business skills, affordability, the convenience of an online program without sacrificing any of the rigor of being on campus, and most importantly, trusted mentors with real world experience. Bonus: I made new friends and colleagues with a global cohort. I now have the tools I need to dive into my writing career!"

"'The Writing Genre Fiction MA has been a gamechanger for me! It took me from wannabe professional writer to one with all the skills and knowledge to produce industry-standard work — all from the comfort of my own home! If you want to reach that level in your writing, I highly recommend this degree."

'I completed my online MA in Writing Genre Fiction in the Summer of 2025 and can thoroughly recommend the course. The support and tutoring are excellent and far exceeded my expectations for online study. I found the course content and structure stimulating, relevant, highly enjoyable and easy to tailor around my busy working life. The live sessions were brilliant and the feedback positive and helpful. Yet if for any reason I couldn’t make it to the live tutorials, it was all recorded and stored for us to look at again and again at our own convenience.
''The standard of the mentorship was fabulous too, guiding me onwards with my major project in a positive stimulating way. Thanks to my mentors encouragement and advice I was able to finish my entire novel before the course had ended and now have completed my third edit and am around 16000 words into novel number two. The MA not only helps you develop your writing skills and establish good practice but also gives practical advice and support in how to start a fledgling career with advice from agents, publishers and book sellers. Towards the end of the course all students are given the opportunity to pitch their novel to an industry panel of professionals, receiving feedback on their query letters, elevator pitch and more importantly on their 10,000-word submission. I cannot impress upon you more the outstanding nature of this course, which in my opinion is good value for money considering the high standard of tuition and support I received.'

"The Napier Creative Writing program didn’t just sharpen my pen; it set fire to my imagination. The online workshops were anything but distant—more like a bustling bar where everyone’s hungry to learn, argue, and create something that matters. We became a tribe bound by words and ambition. If you’ve got stories inside you aching to break free, the Napier Creative Writing program is where you’ll find the courage to let them loose."

"The Writing Genre Fiction MA gave me the structure, feedback, and community I needed to take my storytelling seriously and grow as a writer. I was overwhelmed at the constant support of the instructors who truly understood genre conventions while still pushing craft and creativity. I am extremely thankful that I was able to walk away with a stronger manuscript as well as a lasting community of writers."

"This really is a 'one of a kind' MA that subverts the traditional creative writing degree. Its deep-dive into writing a genre novel gave me an extensive skill toolkit, and with feedback and support from trade-published novelists, the confidence to push the boundaries of my own writing. And then there's the industry panel, life-long novelist friends, and industry contacts - an investment in yourself well worth making."